3DRacers is real world Mario Kart with 3D-printed mini cars

Scalextric was the height of toy racing tech when I was a kid but 3DRacers knocks that right off the track. The 3D-printed mini cars are the product of an Italian team, which first presented them at the Rome Maker Faire last year. They’ve now kicked off an Indiegogo campaign. The small radio-controlled cars can be driven with your phone or with a custom-built 3D-printed remote controller. All the software and hardware is open source and Arduino compatible so you can hack them to your heart’s content. Marco D’Alia, one of the co-founders of 3DRacers, told TNW that the inspiration…



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